Obama orders more benefits for same-sex partners of federal workers

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Source: CNN.com

Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered executive-branch agencies to extend to employees' same-sex partners the same benefits provided to their opposite-sex partners, to the extent allowed by law.

The move followed up on Obama's memorandum last year that extended some benefits to same-sex partners of government workers and ordered federal agencies to review additional benefits that also could be available under existing laws.

"That process has now concluded, and I am proud to announce that earlier today, I signed a memorandum that requires executive agencies to take immediate action to extend to the same-sex domestic partners of federal employees a number of meaningful benefits, from family assistance services to hardship transfers to relocation expenses," Obama said in a statement.

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This is good news! Here's hoping for greater equality in the future!

[mitchtv]

1. benefits sans medical=

a pat on the head

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2. Agreed! Hence my comment.

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6. Well the strawmen made it to oz in no time I see...

LOL

[Cha]

4. It's progress..love it.

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5. Wow. But not health benefits. I'm glad the gay diplomats are being covered!

What a fierce advocate! We'll be lucky if we even get DADT reform by the time this clown's out of office. And even 64% of Republicans support repealing DADT. I mean, how can you fuck that up?

[No Elephants]

7. A step. Better than nothing! Here's to full equality--the sooner, the better!